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Unlike different aesculapian assemblage hospitals successful the State, wherever services were affected owed to the onslaught staged by the Kerala Government Medical College Teachers Association (KGMCTA), the Government Medical College Hospital successful Ernakulam functioned partially arsenic doctors who are portion of the Cooperative Academy of Professional Education (CAPE) joined work connected Thursday. A fewer doctors who are portion of the KGMCTA Ernakulam portion besides joined work to guarantee that exigency services were not hit. Emergency services specified arsenic casualty, ICUs, and labour rooms were not affected.
The outpatient departments (OPDs) functioned arsenic usual. Over 200 patients visited the OPD successful the wide medicine and orthopedics departments astatine the infirmary adjacent arsenic doctors affiliated with the Ernakulam portion of the relation took portion successful the State-wide one-day onslaught against the alleged indifference of the State authorities towards their demands.
Ernakulam Medical College Hospital Superintendent Dr. Ganesh Mohan said OPDs functioned arsenic accustomed contempt the strike. Medical services were not affected, helium claimed. A full of 1,403 patients sought attraction successful OPDs connected the day, and astir of them were unaware that a onslaught was on.
As galore arsenic 282 patients sought attraction successful the wide medicine OPD, 228 successful orthopedics, 135 successful cardiology, 102 successful opthalmology, and 121 successful wide surgery.
Doctors nether the banner of Kerala Government Medical College Teachers Association signifier a protestation astatine the Government Medical College Hospital, Ernakulam, connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT
Meanwhile, the Ernakulam portion of the KGMCTA withdrew from each world responsibilities connected Thursday arsenic portion of the strike. Dr. Indira C.K., president of the Ernakulam unit, inaugurated the onslaught successful beforehand of the Principal’s office. Members carrying placards and raising slogans undertook a rally connected the premises expressing solidarity with the State-wide agitation.
The students’ national besides joined the protest. Dr. Jaimon, contiguous past caput of the Ernakulam unit, highlighted the past of demands and the deficiency of due authorities response.
Dr. Minu Mohan, portion secretary, spoke.
